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Jeremiah 22:13-30
New International Version
Jeremiah 22:13-30
New International Version
13 “Woe(A) to him who builds(B) his palace by unrighteousness,
his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
not paying(C) them for their labor.
14 He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace(D)
with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
panels it with cedar(E)
and decorates it in red.(F)
15 “Does it make you a king
to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just,(G)
so all went well(H) with him.
16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,(I)
and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know(J) me?”
declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
are set only on dishonest gain,(K)
on shedding innocent blood(L)
and on oppression and extortion.”(M)
18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
“They will not mourn(N) for him:
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 He will have the burial(O) of a donkey—
dragged away and thrown(P)
outside the gates of Jerusalem.”
20 “Go up to Lebanon and cry out,(Q)
let your voice be heard in Bashan,(R)
cry out from Abarim,(S)
for all your allies(T) are crushed.
21 I warned you when you felt secure,(U)
but you said, ‘I will not listen!’
This has been your way from your youth;(V)
you have not obeyed(W) me.
22 The wind(X) will drive all your shepherds(Y) away,
and your allies(Z) will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced(AA)
because of all your wickedness.
23 You who live in ‘Lebanon,[a](AB)’
who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
pain(AC) like that of a woman in labor!
24 “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin[b](AD) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring(AE) on my right hand, I would still pull you off. 25 I will deliver(AF) you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.[c] 26 I will hurl(AG) you and the mother(AH) who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die. 27 You will never come back to the land you long to return(AI) to.”
28 Is this man Jehoiachin(AJ) a despised, broken pot,(AK)
an object no one wants?
Why will he and his children be hurled(AL) out,
cast into a land(AM) they do not know?
29 O land,(AN) land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,(AO)
a man who will not prosper(AP) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring(AQ) will prosper,
none will sit on the throne(AR) of David
or rule anymore in Judah.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)
- Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
- Jeremiah 22:25 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 22:13-30
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:13-30
English Standard Version
13 (A)“Woe to him who builds his house by (B)unrighteousness,
and his upper rooms by injustice,
(C)who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing
and does not give him his wages,
14 who says, ‘I will build myself a great house
with spacious upper rooms,’
who cuts out windows for it,
paneling it with cedar
and (D)painting it with vermilion.
15 Do you think you are a king
because you compete in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
and (E)do justice and righteousness?
(F)Then it was well with him.
16 (G)He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
(H)then it was well.
Is not this (I)to know me?
declares the Lord.
17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
(J)for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
(K)“They shall not lament for him, saying,
(L)‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’
They shall not lament for him, saying,
(M)‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’
19 With the burial of a donkey (N)he shall be buried,
dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out,
and lift up your voice in Bashan;
cry out from (O)Abarim,
for all (P)your lovers are destroyed.
21 I spoke to you in your prosperity,
but you said, ‘I will not listen.’
(Q)This has been your way from (R)your youth,
that you have not obeyed my voice.
22 (S)The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds,
and (T)your lovers shall go into captivity;
(U)then you will be ashamed and confounded
because of all your evil.
23 O inhabitant of (V)Lebanon,
nested among the cedars,
how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you,
(W)pain as of a woman in labor!”
24 (X)“As I live, declares the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were (Y)the signet ring on my right hand, yet I would tear you off 25 and (Z)give you (AA)into the hand of those who seek your life, into the hand of those of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 (AB)I will hurl you and (AC)the mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born, and there you shall die. 27 But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return.”
28 Is this man (AD)Coniah a despised, broken pot,
a (AE)vessel no one cares for?
Why are he and his children hurled and cast
into a (AF)land that they do not know?
29 (AG)O land, land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 Thus says the Lord:
“Write this man down as (AH)childless,
a man who shall not succeed in his days,
(AI)for none of his offspring shall succeed
(AJ)in sitting on the throne of David
and ruling again in Judah.”
Jeremiah 22:13-30
World English Bible
Jeremiah 22:13-30
World English Bible
13 “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness,
and his rooms by injustice;
who uses his neighbor’s service without wages,
and doesn’t give him his hire;
14 who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’
and cuts out windows for himself,
with a cedar ceiling,
and painted with red.
15 “Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar?
Didn’t your father eat and drink,
and do justice and righteousness?
Then it was well with him.
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
so then it was well.
Wasn’t this to know me?”
says Yahweh.
17 But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness,
for shedding innocent blood,
for oppression, and for doing violence.”
18 Therefore Yahweh says concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
“They won’t lament for him,
saying, ‘Ah my brother!’ or, ‘Ah sister!’
They won’t lament for him,
saying ‘Ah lord!’ or, ‘Ah his glory!’
19 He will be buried with the burial of a donkey,
drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out.
Lift up your voice in Bashan,
and cry from Abarim;
for all your lovers have been destroyed.
21 I spoke to you in your prosperity,
but you said, ‘I will not listen.’
This has been your way from your youth,
that you didn’t obey my voice.
22 The wind will feed all your shepherds,
and your lovers will go into captivity.
Surely then you will be ashamed
and confounded for all your wickedness.
23 Inhabitant of Lebanon,
who makes your nest in the cedars,
how greatly to be pitied you will be when pangs come on you,
the pain as of a woman in travail!
24 “As I live,” says Yahweh, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, I would still pluck you from there. 25 I would give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of them of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 I will cast you out with your mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born; and there you will die. 27 But to the land to which their soul longs to return, there they will not return.”
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel?
Is he a vessel in which no one delights?
Why are they cast out, he and his offspring,
and cast into a land which they don’t know?
29 O earth, earth, earth,
hear Yahweh’s word!
30 Yahweh says,
“Record this man as childless,
a man who will not prosper in his days;
for no more will a man of his offspring prosper,
sitting on David’s throne
and ruling in Judah.”
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